Skills Development

Hon’ble Prime Minister has launched ‘Skilling India’ as a multi-skill development programme on mission mode for job creation and entrepreneurship for all socio-economic classes. Keeping this vision in mind, the Government of India has established a Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship led by Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, to act as a nodal point for all initiatives on skill development in India by the various ministries/departments. CII has been supporting the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Labour & Employment and Ministry of Rural Development and other ministries to create a conducive ecosystem for skill development in India in the form of promotion & advocacy, research, studies, PPP Models, assessments and CII’s own on-ground training initiatives. Recommendations by CII have been instrumental in the creation of Amended Apprenticeship Bill 2014. CII has made recommendations to the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship for the creation of the revised Skill Policy. CII has been influential in the development of National Employability through Apprenticeship Programme (NETAP). CII has worked closely with National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) for the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) & the rollout thereafter. CII in partnered with Wheebox-PeopleStrong-LinkedIn have launched 2nd Edition of India Skills Report 2015 which captures demand & supply side of skilled workforce across 29 states. It had participation from 3 lac students and 125 corporates. CII is a National Assessing Body for Modular Employable Skills Scheme (30 sectors in all states) and Sector Skill Councils. CII has worked towards creation of PPPs to rejuvenate institutions such as ITI with CII members adopting and upgrading 390 of them and strengthening the system through implementation of recommendations as per CII’s ITI study. CII has set up Skill Hubs in Chindwara, Madhya Pradesh; Bhiwadi, Rajasthan; Kendrapara, Odisha and Skill Gurukuls in association with Pan IIT (PARFI). CII is also working on various on ground initiatives with PSUs like HPCL, IOCL, NSFDC etc. CII is also doing on ground projects for corporates like Aditya Birla and agencies like European Union. CII has also organized various Job Fairs across India. CII has promoted Sector Skill Councils in Healthcare; Tourism & Hospitality; Logistics; Life Sciences; Beauty & Wellness; Infrastructure Equipment and BFSI. SSCs on Coating; Furniture & Fitting; Strategic Manufacturing; People with Disabilities and Green Jobs are in progress. CII has organized various events for industry interaction and international tie-ups such as 6th Global Summit on Skill Development in 2014, 3rd India Australia Skills Conference: Skills for Better Business, WorkSkills and WorldSkills Competition, Session on Skilling India, 3 Workshops with DGE&T with IMC Chairmen and ITI Principals.

Hon’ble Prime Minister has launched ‘Skilling India’ as a multi-skill development programme on mission mode for job creation and entrepreneurship for all socio-economic classes. Keeping this vision in mind, the Government of India has established a Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship led by Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, to act as a nodal point for all initiatives on skill development in India by the various ministries/departments. CII has been supporting the ...